Honda CEO Aims to Boost Exports From U.S.

By

Chester Dawson and

Yoshio Takahashi

Updated Nov. 26, 2012 5:52 p.m. ET

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co.’s chief executive said his company wants to ramp up vehicle exports from the U.S., part of a broader shift of development and production away from Japan to escape the effects of the strong yen.

“Our U.S. plants export just 6% to 7% of production. But they should be able to do more than that,” CEO Takanobu Ito said in an interview Monday. “If there’s enough demand from other regions for larger vehicles, then...